Confused British drivers avoiding ‘poorly designed junctions’
Written by Susannah Mayers
Almost one in ten British drivers make a concerted effort to avoid ‘scary’ and confusing road junctions, it has been revealed.
Of those motorists polled in a new study, eight per cent admitted that they drive an average of 238 miles a year out of their way so as to avoid such intersections.
Furthermore, two per cent are likely to be saving on replacing their car bulbs as they avoid making right turns at all at busy junctions, while around one in seven do their best to avoid driving in built-up areas.
The study, which was carried out by Britannia Rescue, found that Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham is seen as the UK’s most intimidating road junction, with the M8 in Glasgow and Marble Arch in London also disconcerting to many.
And while the company’s general manager Simon Stevens has acknowledged that many junctions are indeed "badly designed and confusing", he has called on drivers to do make life easier for themselves.
"We urge motorists to familiarise themselves with tricky road junctions so that they are better prepared when they have to use one," he said.
At the same time, motoring groups in the US have launched their annual In Ice and Snow, Take it Slow campaign, advising that drivers should ensure that their car lights are working properly and that they are stocked up on all the appropriate fluids before getting behind the wheel in the winter. 
